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Posted: May 17, 2024 | Last updated: May 17, 2024

Social media is inundated with recommendations on the most beautiful destinations to visit in the world. People rarely discuss dangerous, overrated, chaotic, filthy, or scary places. Here are 12 places travelers should reconsider before making their travel plans:

Cape Town, South Africa

The port city is most famous for its Table Mountain National Park, one of the seven new natural wonders of the world. Unfortunately, a high crime rate, frequent political rallies, and social unrest can overshadow the travel experience.

Incidents of tourists being robbed or shot have been  reported  in 2023.

Naples, Italy

The birthplace of Margherita Pizza and home to the fascinating UNESCO World Heritage Site ‘Historic Center of Naples’ witnesses tourist crowds in large numbers. However, a brush with a mafia mob in bad neighborhoods, hideous graffiti, and poor manners of the locals is not every vacationer’s idea of a memorable experience.

Phuket, Thailand

Spectacular islands, vibrant markets, and a buzzing nightlife make Thailand one of the most sought-after tourist destinations. However, travelers seeking a peaceful or soulful vacation can cross these places off their travel bucket list.

A  study  by MoneyTransfers.com has officially listed Phuket as the world’s most ‘over-touristed’ city. Interestingly, Pattaya and Krabi, both in Thailand, take the second and third spots, respectively, in this list.

Island of Dolls, Mexico And Nagaro Doll Village, Japan

One can spot life-size dolls staring at people at every nook and corner of these two places. The local Mexican legend says that a man started hanging dolls everywhere on the island after he was unable to save a little girl from drowning. In Nagaro village, a woman makes the dolls, representing former residents who have died or left the town.

These places are as creepy as possible and certainly not for faint-hearted travelers.

Casablanca, Morocco

Casablanca is one of the world’s most crowded cities. It has a lousy reputation for air pollution, traffic jams, and dirty streets. According to an  article  published in Scientific Research, solid waste piling up on urban roads and alleyways in the city has become a primary environmental concern.

Casablanca is an avoidable destination unless travelers want to visit its top attraction, the Hassan II Mosque.

Freeport, Grand Bahama

Freeport has everything that most rovers love: sun, sand, beaches, underwater adventures, resorts, and shopping. A cautionary discretion is advisable, though.

Armed robberies, sexual assaults, and drunk driving are common occurrences here. Poor government regulation on beach water sports activities is also a health and safety hazard for visitors.

Guatemala City, Guatemala

While Tikal National Park, the UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of the top sightseeing destinations here, its high crime rate is a deterrent. Travelers can have nightmarish encounters with extortion, carjacking, drug violence, and gang activities.

Cairo, Egypt

The city that gives way to the Nile River and preserves the Pyramids of Giza is no longer every tripper’s dream destination for valid reasons. It is dusty, noisy, disorderly, and hot. Petty crime and hotel scams are harassment for tourists.

Caracas, Venezuela

Venezuela’s cultural and commercial capital boasts historical landmarks and Parque Central Towers, one of the tallest skyscrapers. Only a few travelers know that the U.S. Department of State has issued  Level 4 (Do Not Travel)  travel advisory for Venezuela due to violent crimes, political demonstrations, and civil turbulence.

Many countries, including the United States, have shut down their embassies in Caracas.

Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland

A village with a meager population of around 400 people and situated at the end of the world is a delight for adventure seekers and wildlife enthusiasts. The biggest challenge for any traveler is accessibility. One has to travel to Akureyri in Iceland to Nerlerit Inaat Airport in Greenland and then take a helicopter, boat, snowmobile, or dogsled to reach the village.

Coron Island, Philippines

Coron was known as a deserted island owing to its raw and majestic natural beauty, limestone formations, hidden lagoons, and pristine beaches. Today, this paradise has become touristy and commercial. Prices go through the roof, and decent food is hard to find. Travelers looking for budget travel or food expeditions should consider other destinations.

Fraser Island, Australia

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U.S. stocks drifted to a mostly higher close on Wall Street, marking their fourth winning week in a row

U.S. stocks drifted to a mostly higher close on Wall Street, marking their fourth winning week in a row. The S & P 500 rose 0.1% Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3% to close above 40,000 points for the first time. It briefly traded above that level a day earlier. The Nasdaq composite fell 0.1%. GameStop sank, giving back more of its huge gains from early in the week, after predicting a loss of up to $37 million for its latest quarter and announcing that it would sell up to 45 million shares of stock to raise cash.

The S & P 500 rose 6.17 points, or 0.1%, to 5,303.27.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 134.21 points, or 0.3%, to 40,003.59.

The Nasdaq composite fell 12.35 points, or 0.1%, to 16,685.97.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 0.53 points, or less than 0.1%, to 2,095.72.

For the week:

The S & P 500 is up 80.59 points, or 1.5%.

The Dow is up 490.75 points, or 1.2%.

The Nasdaq is up 345.10 points, or 2.1%.

The Russell 2000 is up 35.94 points, or 1.7%.

For the year:

The S & P 500 is up 533.44 points, or 11.2%.

The Dow is up 2,314.054 points, or 6.1%.

The Nasdaq is up 1,674.61 points, or 11.2%.

The Russell 2000 is up 68.64 points, or 3.4%.

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In this article, we will take a detailed look at  Billionaire Ken Fisher Loves These 10 AI Stocks .  If you want to skip our detailed analysis and see the top 5 stocks in this list, click Billionaire Ken Fisher Loves These 5  AI Stocks .

Earlier this month, billionaire Ken Fisher , while talking to Bloomberg , said that in his career spanning 50 years he never spent a "moment" thinking or worrying about what the central banks "might do."

Billionaire Ken Fisher Says He Doesn't Waste a "Moment" Worrying About Fed Moves

Why? Because Fisher said he's "always believed" that "they are just about as crazy and out of their minds as you can be."

Fisher, 73, said that the central bank management "never" knows what to do as it's reactive. To drive this point home, Fisher reminded everyone that just a month before the Fed's first 75bps rate hike, Fed Chair Jerome Powell had said that he was not even "thinking about" raising rates by 75bps.

Fisher Says Some Threats and "Big Surprises" are Not Priced In

Ken Fisher has been bullish on the economy over the past several months. Rate hikes, the inflation storm, banking crisis and global uncertainty did not waver Fisher's belief that we will come out of this crisis unscathed. But in his latest interview Fisher voiced concerns about some of the threats he believes are not yet "priced in." Fisher is worried about "big surprises" that can impact global stocks and global GDP. Fisher said in financial markets everyone is usually worried about more or less the same things. But sometimes threats can slip through the cracks and we don’t see them coming. Ken Fisher said a classic example of this surprise is mark-to-market accounting rules implemented in 2007 which "hugely took the mortgage problem and amplified it to write $2 trillion off of global bank balance sheets."

However, Fisher reiterated that he's bullish on the market right now.

"But whenever I am bullish I am still looking for risks."

Fisher Is Worried About a Nuclear War in Asia

Fisher's worries about the geopolitical chessboard stem from what he called the nuclear-armed triangle: China, India and Pakistan. Fisher said these three nations have different economies, politics and culture and they "usually don’t like each other." While Fisher thinks the odds of war in the region are not high, he doesn’t think such a war is "impossible" and fears any conflict between the nuclear powers in Asia would be "catastrophic."

Ken Fisher's Favorite Sectors

When asked about what sectors he's looking as bargains, Fisher said he wouldn’t call them "bargains" because "valuations don’t usually tell you much about short to intermediate term stock price direction."

Instead, Fisher is looking for sectors that would do "pretty well" in a moderate growth economy with a "slowly decelerating inflation" environment.

Fisher likes energy and high-end consumer luxury goods sectors. He also said that while healthcare hasn’t been in a market-leading position, he expects "big healthcare" stocks to start becoming "better and better."

Bubble or Not? "It's The Garbage That Tells You"

Asked whether he believes the tech stock rally of 2024 is a bubble, Fisher talked about a "telltale" sign that we can use to find out whether we are in a bubble or not. Fisher said that when "garbage", low-quality IPOs start to flood the market, you should start worrying about a bubble. Fisher said high-quality company stocks making new highs, backed by revenue and profit growth, is not what you call a bubble.  Fisher highlighted that after the "SPAC world of 2021," 2023 saw the lowest volume IPO market since 1984.

"And that tells you we are not anywhere close to an actual bubble."

Fisher Investments Likes Q1 Earnings

Fisher Investments in a latest post talked about how positive Q1 earnings were and said the latest numbers show the market returns were broadening out and the firm's bullish outlook was confirmed.

"With 427 companies having reported as we write, the blended earnings growth rate is 5.5% y/y.This figure, for those who don’t have their financial jargon glossary handy, blends actual results for the 427 reporting firms with estimates for the remaining dozens. So while the stragglers could pull the headline rate down some, it seems safe enough to say earnings grew for the third straight quarter. Growth was broad-based, too, with 8 of 11 sectors growing and only Materials, Energy and Health Care in the red. Communication Services led the charge at 35.8% y/y, driven by whopping 70.2% growth in its Interactive Media and Services industry. Pair this with Tech’s 22.7% y/y and Consumer Discretionary’s 24.0%—led by e-commerce—and it seems clear to us the Tech and Tech-like firms leading the charge during this bull market are doing so for concrete reasons, not just AI hype and other associated faddish chatter. Yet the more value-oriented Industrials (6.7% y/y) and Financials (7.2%) also did well, underscoring the bull market’s underappreciated breadth."

For this article we scanned Fisher Investments' Q1'2024 portfolio and picked its biggest AI-related holdings. With each stock we have mentioned Fisher's stake.  Why is it important to pay attention to hedge fund sentiment? Hedge funds’ top 10 consensus stock picks outperformed the S&P 500 Index by more than 140 percentage points over the last 10 years ( see the details here ).

10. Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META )

Ken Fisher's Q1'2024 Stake: $2,742,649,339

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) is using AI to increase engagement on its platforms. Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) talked about its AI-spending plans during its Q1 earnings call:

"We expect full year 2024 total expenses to be in the range of $96 billion to $99 billion, updated from our prior outlook of $94 billion to $99 billion due to higher infrastructure and legal costs. For Reality Labs, we continue to expect operating losses to increase meaningfully year-over-year due to our ongoing product development efforts and our investments to further scale our ecosystem. Turning now to the CapEx outlook. We anticipate our full year 2024 capital expenditures will be in the range of $35 billion to $40 billion, increased from our prior range of $30 billion to $37 billion as we continue to accelerate our infrastructure investments to support our AI roadmap. While we are not providing guidance for years beyond 2024, we expect CapEx will continue to increase next year as we invest aggressively to support our ambitious AI research and product development efforts. On to tax. Absent any changes to our tax landscape, we expect our full year 2024 tax rate to be in the mid-teens. In closing, Q1 was a good start to the year. We’re seeing strong momentum within our Family of Apps and are making important progress on our longer term AI and Reality Labs initiatives that have the potential to transform the way people interact with our services over the coming years."

Read the full earnings call transcript here .

Patient Capital Opportunity Equity Strategy stated the following regarding Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) in its first quarter 2024 investor letter :

“Meta Platforms, Inc.  (NASDAQ:META) was a top contributor in the first quarter gaining another 37.5%. Performance has been supported by strong top and bottom-line growth as the company maintains its leadership in the advertising space, despite Reels still being under monetized versus Newsfeed and Stories. The company continues to return cash to shareholders, increasing their buyback program by another $50B in February (6.4% of shares outstanding), and announcing their first dividend of $0.50 per share (0.39% yield). The company trades at 25x this year’s earnings, which we do not view as too demanding for a company with some of the best AI assets, an improving topline that should lead to free cash flow outperformance and continued capital return.”

9. Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ: AVGO )

Ken Fisher's Q1'2024 Stake: $2,873,725,266

Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO) is one of the best AI stocks to buy according to Ken Fisher. Citi in a recent note reiterated its Buy rating on Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO) along with some other semiconductor stocks as the firm is bullish on the industry amid the rise in sales in March.

"This data, together with recent commentary from the analog companies, support our view of an analog inventory replenishment in 2H24, and we remain bullish on the group," Citi analyst Christopher Danely said.

Carillon Eagle Growth & Income Fund stated the following regarding Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) in its fourth quarter 2023 investor letter :

“Broadcom Inc.  (NASDAQ:AVGO) traded higher after closing on its acquisition of VMware. The company also announced earnings that were relatively in line with estimates with some benefit of better operating expenses. The stock appears to be one of the first real beneficiaries of generative artificial intelligence (AI) with meaningful revenue expected to show up in 2024.”

8. ASML Holding NV (NASDAQ: ASML )

Ken Fisher's Q1'2024 Stake: $3,007,951,821

Netherlands-based ASML Holding NV (NASDAQ:ASML) is one of the top semiconductor stocks to own for the AI revolution since ASML Holding NV (NASDAQ:ASML) supplies ultraviolet lithography photolithography machines used to manufacture  advanced 3nm and 5nm chips. Jim Kelleher of Argus has set a $1,000 price target on the stock.

Polen International Growth Strategy stated the following regarding ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) in its fourth quarter 2023 investor letter :

“Netherlands-based  ASML Holding N.V.  (NASDAQ:ASML) and Japan-based Lasertec play dominant roles within different segments of the global semiconductor industry. In both cases, shares rallied significantly in the fourth quarter of 2023, prompting our positions to grow as a percentage of the overall portfolio. We believe both companies will see demand for their products as extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography and soon high-numerical aperture lithography must be utilized to manufacture the world’s smallest chips. However, in our estimation, 2024 could deliver a year of less exciting growth for the semiconductor industry, which prompted us to trim these positions back.”

7. Salesforce Inc (NYSE: CRM )

Ken Fisher's Q1'2024 Stake: $3,265,146,393

Ken Fisher owns a $3.2 billion stake in Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) as of the end of the first quarter of 2024. UBS recently published a list of stocks that would be the leaders in the "Enabling Tech" space by 2030. Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) is part of the list. When it comes to AI, Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) is being considered as a pick-and-shovel name that would allow businesses to actually implement AI in their operations as Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) offers AI-powered CRM solutions.

Vulcan Value Partners stated the following regarding Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:CRM) in its first quarter 2024 investor letter :

“ Salesforce, Inc.  (NYSE:CRM) is the world’s leading SaaS vendor for customer relationship management (CRM) and salesforce automation (SFA) software. Free cash flow for FY2024 came in significantly better than expected, and Salesforce guided free cash flow growth to again be very strong in FY2025. The company also pointed to several things with the potential to accelerate future growth including pricing, artificial intelligence, and a better buying environment.”

6. Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. (NYSE: TSM )

Ken Fisher's Q1'2024 Stake: $3,946,548,478

Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) is in the spotlight after the company posted a whopping 60% jump in April revenue on a YoY basis. Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) is one of the leaders in the AI space, powering AI chips as it supplies semiconductors to major companies like Apple (AAPL), Nvidia (NVDA) and AMD (AMD). Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) recently said it plans to begin producing A16 chips by 2026. This would be a new technology in the semiconductor manufacturing space which, Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) believes, would be welcomed by companies that require AI-focused chips. A16 chips feature nanosheet transistors that supply power to chips from the bottom up.

Ariel Global Fund stated the following regarding Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) in its fourth quarter 2023 investor letter :

“We purchased manufacturer and marketer of integrated circuits,  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited  (NYSE:TSM). TSMC has a dominant share of the global foundry market and is an industry leader in terms of scale, technology, customer service and execution. Although demand for smartphones and PCs is stabilizing, we expect the company to benefit from the secular growth trends of Artificial Intelligence (AI) longer-term. A downturn in the foundry industry this year presented us with an attractive entry point, as we think the current forward price-to-earnings ratio does not fully reflect the high-quality nature of the business model.”

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All the GOP politicians who've flocked to Trump's Manhattan trial to support him

• A long list of prominent GOP politicians have flocked to Trump's ongoing trial in Manhattan.
• They include the speaker of the House, one governor, and several senators and House members.
• It's an effort to show loyalty — and for some, boost their VP chances.

Former President Donald Trump's hush-money trial in New York is suddenly the biggest magnet for ambitious Republican politicians hoping to demonstrate their loyalty.

In recent weeks, the Manhattan criminal courthouse has played host to the speaker of the House, several GOP senators and vice-presidential contenders , over a dozen House members, and even two state attorneys general.

It's resulted in at least one senator missing a vote, the postponing of a congressional mark-up, and a bevy of Republican heavyweights turning themselves into attack dogs for the presumptive 2024 nominee — who remains barred from criticizing jurors and witnesses via a gag order.

And Trump has yet to receive a courtroom visit from his own wife , Melania.

Here are all of the Republicans who've flocked to the trial so far.

Sen. Rick Scott was the first elected Republican to show up. He ended up missing a vote.

On Thursday, May 9, Sen. Rick Scott of Florida became the first elected Republican to show up to the trial.

"What he is going through is just despicable," Scott told reporters outside the courtroom, arguing the trial was "clearly criminal" and was being run by "political thugs."

Scott's visit came in the middle of the week, while the Senate was taking votes on a bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration for the next five years.

The Florida senator, who's up for reelection in November, ended up missing a procedural vote on the bill later that day.

That prompted his Democratic opponent, former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel Powell, to slam him as " sucking up to a defendant found liable for sexual abuse" and putting his "own extreme agenda before the people he was elected to represent."

Sen. JD Vance was the first VP contender to show up.

On Monday, May 13, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio was among the next crop of senators to show up — and the first vice presidential contender to do so.

He later took to social media , calling the courtroom "dingy" while suggesting that the "main goal of the trial is psychological torture."

Sen. Tommy Tuberville

Tuberville came to the trial alongside Vance, where he derided jurors as being "supposedly American."

He later told the conservative network Newsmax that he came to the trial to help Trump "overcome this gag order."

Gov. Doug Burgum was the 2nd VP contender to show up.

Burgum — another VP contender whose political stock has been on the rise recently — attended the trial on Tuesday, May 14.

He and the other Republicans in attendance quickly made waves on social media for wearing apparently matching outfits.

Gov. Burgum calls hush money trial a "sham trial" and a "scam trial." pic.twitter.com/2e5Ik4oS8i — Emmanuel Touhey (@EmmanuelTouhey) May 14, 2024

Vivek Ramaswamy showed up, too.

Vivek Ramaswamy, the tech entrepreneur and 2024 presidential candidate, showed up to the trial on the same day as Burgum.

He also happens to be a vice presidential contender — albeit, a lower-tier one .

House Speaker Mike Johnson

The highest-ranking Republican to visit the trial has been House Speaker Mike Johnson, who traveled to Manhattan on the same day as Burgum and Ramaswamy.

The speaker delivered a series of remarks — including slamming the district attorney, the judge, and Michael Cohen — without taking questions afterwards.

"He is soon to be officially the nominee of one of the major parties in our country," Johnson said of Trump. "Running for president, and they have him tied up here in this ridiculous prosecution. That is not about justice, it's all about politics, and everybody can see that."

He concluded by insisting that he came to the trial "on my own" because he's "deeply concerned about this."

Over a dozen other House Republicans have also shown up

On Thursday, May 16, the biggest crop of House Republicans yet attended Trump's trial.

That included Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, who was met with chants of "Beetlejuice" as she took to the microphones outside the courtroom.

I’ll never stop standing up for President Trump, even if I’m the last one standing. pic.twitter.com/ywPQpVWChR — Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) May 16, 2024

Here are the 14 rank-and-file House Republicans who've attended the trial so far:

• Andy Biggs of Arizona
• Lauren Boebert of Colorado
• Michael Cloud of Texas
• Eli Crane of Arizona
• Byron Donalds of Florida
• Matt Gaetz of Florida
• Bob Good of Virginia
• Diana Harshbarger of Tennessee
• Cory Mills of Florida
• Nicole Malliotakis of New York
• Ralph Norman of South Carolina
• Andy Ogles of Tennessee
• Anna Paulina Luna of Florida
• Mike Waltz of Florida

The top law enforcement officials in Iowa and Alabama have also flocked to a criminal defendant's defense.

One other intriguing cohort of trial attendees: two Republican state attorneys general.

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall were among the cohort of Republicans who attended the trial on Monday, May 13.

Their attendance is particularly striking: both are the top law enforcement officials in their respective states, and they're publicly taking the side of a criminal defendant in another state.

Both may be seeking to burnish their credentials with the MAGA-right ahead of future gubernatorial or US Senate races.

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Garden tours, plants sales and more ways to spend time among flowers

Visit Maine's botanical gardens or get a sneak peek of what your neighbors are growing in their back yards.

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One of the loveliest ways to ease yourself fully out of the post-winter blahs and into springtime is to quit being a wallflower and instead surround yourself with living, blooming plants.

From botanical gardens to plant sales and garden tours, it’s time to make like the Scarecrow in “The Wizard of Oz” and while away the hours, conferring with flowers.

The waterfall at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay. Photo by Tory Paxson, Courtesy of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

TOTALLY BOTANICAL

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay is open for the season, daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Maine Days are May 31 to June 2, when anyone with a Maine driver’s license or state ID gets in for free. Ditto for dads/father figures on Father’s Day (June 16). Advance registration is required. With more than 300 acres of gardens and natural spaces, including a waterfall, there will be plenty to see, smell and bask in the scenery.

Here are more things to do in Boothbay

A tour group walks on the boardwalk at Viles Arboretum in Augusta. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

Viles Arboretum is a botanical garden in Augusta with 6 miles of trails and more than 20 botanical collections. It’s open daily from sunrise to sunset, and admission is free. There are 224 acres with all sorts of flora and fauna to discover. Leashed dogs are welcome, and the visitor center is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.

Viles Arboretum offers medicinal plant walks, and although the May 18 session is full, you can still register for the June 15 and Sept. 14 events, lead by herbalist, homeopath and flower essence practitioner Debra Bluth. Tickets are $25. Advertisement

The Mount Desert Land & Garden Preserve has four areas to explore on its property in Northeast Harbor: the Asticou Azelea Garden (dawn to dusk daily), the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden (noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday from July 9 to Sept. 8, reservations required), Thuya Garden (dawn to dusk daily, June 15 to Oct. 14) and Little Long Pond Natural Lands (hiking trails and carriage roads open dawn to dusk daily). On June 26, at the Wildflowers of Little Long Pond event, participants can wander around the garden’s fields and forest, spotting wildflowers along the way while practicing how to identify them.

Joyce Saltman, right, and Beth Anisbeck embrace a tree for 60 seconds during a tree hugging event sponsored by Portland Parks and Recreation, at Deering Oaks Park last year. Carl D. Walsh/Staff Photographer

TOURS AND MORE

2nd Annual Tree Hugging 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Deering Oaks Park, Portland. portlandmaine.gov The tree hugging is a family-friendly community gathering to celebrate Portland’s many trees. Park ranger Liz Collado will lead a sensory awakening and forest bathing session. Along with tree hugging, there will be a storytime, and you can touch a forestry truck and meet naturalist Noah Querido and Portland city arborist Mark Reiland. Just down the road, you’ll find Fessenden Park, on the corner of Brighton and Deering Avenues. The tulips have arrived, and it’s worth a visit to see them.

McLaughlin Garden Lilac Festival 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 24. McLaughlin Garden and Homestead, 97 Main St., South Paris, $5. mclaughlingardens.org You’ll find more than 125 varieties of lilacs at the McLaughlin Garden Lilac Festival. Explore on your own or take a guided tour led by a horticulturist. There will also be family-friendly activities, and you can shop for native and unusual plants.

4th annual Woodfords Community Garden Tour 1-4 p.m. June 8. Woodfords Corner Community in Back Cove, Deering Highlands, Oakdale and Deering Center, $20 suggested donation. woodfordscorner.org Presented by Friends of Woodfords Corner, this self-guided tour features at least 10 gardens. As you make your way down the list, you’ll find yourself pleasantly surprised by all of the hidden havens bursting with flowers, plants and impressive yardscaping elements.

Peony Society of Maine 23rd annual Garden Tour 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 8 and 15. Both tours start at 1348 Ohio St., Bangor, $5 donation. peonysocietyofmaine.net You’ll visit multiple gardens in Bangor, Winterport, Ripley and St. Albans, and your senses will be filled with countless peonies. A peony plant will be raffled off at the end of each tour. Advertisement

Hidden Gardens of Historic Bath 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 22. Sagadahoc Preservation Inc., 880 Washington St., Bath, $40. sagadahocpreservation.org The Hidden Gardens of Historic Bath house and garden tour features several homes in North Bath. Every stop on the tour will be a treat for your senses and may motivate you to make some of your own magic when you get back home.

Garden Conservancy Open Garden Days 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 29. Beckett Castle Rose Garden, Singles Road, Cape Elizabeth, $10. gardenconservancy.org You’ll see plenty of roses as well as ocean views at Beckett Castle, which sits right on the water, with views of five lighthouses. The castle was built in 1871, and its rose garden features more than 70 varieties of heirloom roses. A 50-foot stone tower doubles as the rose arbor entrance to the castle.

PICK A PLANT SALE

Tate House Museum’s Annual Plant and Herb Sale 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 18. Tate House Museum, 1267 Westbrook St., Portland, 207-774-6177.  tatehouse.org The wide selection includes perennials divided from the museum’s 18th century reproduction garden. Visitors can also make their own “seed bombs” and get a sneak peak at a new installation by artist Ashley Page from 10 a.m. to noon.

Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland Spring Plant S ale 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. May 18, Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland, 217 Landing Road, Westbrook, 207-854-9771.  arlgp.org   Perennials, house plants and more will be on sale, and plants that don’t have specific pricing are “name your own fee.” Anyone interested in donating plants or pots to the sale should send a message to [email protected] .

Taking Root Plant Sale 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 1, Tom Settlemire Community Garden, Maurice Drive, Brunswick, 207-729-7694.  btlt.org This annual sale is organized by the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust. Proceeds benefit the Common Good Garden, which provides food and gardening education for the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program. Master gardeners will be on hand to help shoppers choose their best options.

Scarborough Land Trust Native Plant Sale and Spring Festival 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 1, Broadturn Farm, 388 Broadturn Road, Scarborough, 207-289-1199.  scarboroughlandtrust.org Visitors will find native plants, food vendors, local artisans, guided nature walks and activities for kids. To preorder plants, visit the Scarborough Land Trust website.

Maine Audubon Society Native Plants Sale and Festival 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., June 8, Gilsland Farm Audubon Center, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth, 207-781-2330.  maineaudubon.org More than 75 species of native wildflowers, shrubs and tree seedlings will be available, along with workshops, info tables and experts.

Staff writer Megan Gray contributed to this report.

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The huge solar storm is keeping power grid and satellite operators on edge

Geoff Brumfiel

Willem Marx

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of solar flares early Saturday afternoon. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says there have been measurable effects and impacts from the geomagnetic storm. Solar Dynamics Observatory hide caption

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of solar flares early Saturday afternoon. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says there have been measurable effects and impacts from the geomagnetic storm.

Planet Earth is getting rocked by the biggest solar storm in decades – and the potential effects have those people in charge of power grids, communications systems and satellites on edge.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says there have been measurable effects and impacts from the geomagnetic storm that has been visible as aurora across vast swathes of the Northern Hemisphere. So far though, NOAA has seen no reports of major damage.

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There has been some degradation and loss to communication systems that rely on high-frequency radio waves, NOAA told NPR, as well as some preliminary indications of irregularities in power systems.

"Simply put, the power grid operators have been busy since yesterday working to keep proper, regulated current flowing without disruption," said Shawn Dahl, service coordinator for the Boulder, Co.-based Space Weather Prediction Center at NOAA.

NOAA Issues First Severe Geomagnetic Storm Watch Since 2005

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"Satellite operators are also busy monitoring spacecraft health due to the S1-S2 storm taking place along with the severe-extreme geomagnetic storm that continues even now," Dahl added, saying some GPS systems have struggled to lock locations and offered incorrect positions.

NOAA's GOES-16 satellite captured a flare erupting occurred around 2 p.m. EDT on May 9, 2024.

As NOAA had warned late Friday, the Earth has been experiencing a G5, or "Extreme," geomagnetic storm . It's the first G5 storm to hit the planet since 2003, when a similar event temporarily knocked out power in part of Sweden and damaged electrical transformers in South Africa.

The NOAA center predicted that this current storm could induce auroras visible as far south as Northern California and Alabama.

Extreme (G5) geomagnetic conditions have been observed! pic.twitter.com/qLsC8GbWus — NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (@NWSSWPC) May 10, 2024

Around the world on social media, posters put up photos of bright auroras visible in Russia , Scandinavia , the United Kingdom and continental Europe . Some reported seeing the aurora as far south as Mallorca, Spain .

The source of the solar storm is a cluster of sunspots on the sun's surface that is 17 times the diameter of the Earth. The spots are filled with tangled magnetic fields that can act as slingshots, throwing huge quantities of charged particles towards our planet. These events, known as coronal mass ejections, become more common during the peak of the Sun's 11-year solar cycle.

A powerful solar storm is bringing northern lights to unusual places

Usually, they miss the Earth, but this time, NOAA says several have headed directly toward our planet, and the agency predicted that several waves of flares will continue to slam into the Earth over the next few days.

While the storm has proven to be large, predicting the effects from such incidents can be difficult, Dahl said.

Shocking problems

The most disruptive solar storm ever recorded came in 1859. Known as the "Carrington Event," it generated shimmering auroras that were visible as far south as Mexico and Hawaii. It also fried telegraph systems throughout Europe and North America.

Stronger activity on the sun could bring more displays of the northern lights in 2024

While this geomagnetic storm will not be as strong, the world has grown more reliant on electronics and electrical systems. Depending on the orientation of the storm's magnetic field, it could induce unexpected electrical currents in long-distance power lines — those currents could cause safety systems to flip, triggering temporary power outages in some areas.

my cat just experienced the aurora borealis, one of the world's most radiant natural phenomena... and she doesn't care pic.twitter.com/Ee74FpWHFm — PJ (@kickthepj) May 10, 2024

The storm is also likely to disrupt the ionosphere, a section of Earth's atmosphere filled with charged particles. Some long-distance radio transmissions use the ionosphere to "bounce" signals around the globe, and those signals will likely be disrupted. The particles may also refract and otherwise scramble signals from the global positioning system, according to Rob Steenburgh, a space scientist with NOAA. Those effects can linger for a few days after the storm.

Like Dahl, Steenburgh said it's unclear just how bad the disruptions will be. While we are more dependent than ever on GPS, there are also more satellites in orbit. Moreover, the anomalies from the storm are constantly shifting through the ionosphere like ripples in a pool. "Outages, with any luck, should not be prolonged," Steenburgh said.

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The radiation from the storm could have other undesirable effects. At high altitudes, it could damage satellites, while at low altitudes, it's likely to increase atmospheric drag, causing some satellites to sink toward the Earth.

The changes to orbits wreak havoc, warns Tuija Pulkkinen, chair of the department of climate and space sciences at the University of Michigan. Since the last solar maximum, companies such as SpaceX have launched thousands of satellites into low Earth orbit. Those satellites will now see their orbits unexpectedly changed.

"There's a lot of companies that haven't seen these kind of space weather effects before," she says.

The International Space Station lies within Earth's magnetosphere, so its astronauts should be mostly protected, Steenburgh says.

In a statement, NASA said that astronauts would not take additional measures to protect themselves. "NASA completed a thorough analysis of recent space weather activity and determined it posed no risk to the crew aboard the International Space Station and no additional precautionary measures are needed," the agency said late Friday.

People visit St Mary's lighthouse in Whitley Bay to see the aurora borealis on Friday in Whitley Bay, England. Ian Forsyth/Getty Images hide caption

People visit St Mary's lighthouse in Whitley Bay to see the aurora borealis on Friday in Whitley Bay, England.

While this storm will undoubtedly keep satellite operators and utilities busy over the next few days, individuals don't really need to do much to get ready.

"As far as what the general public should be doing, hopefully they're not having to do anything," Dahl said. "Weather permitting, they may be visible again tonight." He advised that the largest problem could be a brief blackout, so keeping some flashlights and a radio handy might prove helpful.

I took these photos near Ranfurly in Central Otago, New Zealand. Anyone can use them please spread far and wide. :-) https://t.co/NUWpLiqY2S — Dr Andrew Dickson reform/ACC (@AndrewDickson13) May 10, 2024

And don't forget to go outside and look up, adds Steenburgh. This event's aurora is visible much further south than usual.

A faint aurora can be detected by a modern cell phone camera, he adds, so even if you can't see it with your eyes, try taking a photo of the sky.

The aurora "is really the gift from space weather," he says.

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